STARLINK-34871, 65217
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-34871, 65217 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Aug 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-34871
1 65217U 25176V 26095.20237568 -.00012229 00000-0 -40175-3 0 9995
2 65217 53.1614 29.2962 0001837 52.0498 308.0669 15.30173823 37184Epoch: 2026-04-05T04:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T04:51:25.258Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
122.92978°
Altitude
475.417 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 57m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:20:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.808 km
Perigee altitude
474.29 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.686 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
53.1614°
RAAN
29.2962°
Arg. of periapsis
52.0498°
True anomaly
308.05032°
Mean anomaly
308.0669°
Eccentric anomaly
308.05861°
Mean motion
3.82522 °/min
Orbital period
94.11 mins
BSTAR
-0.00040175
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Other satellites on launch #176 in the year 2025 (2025-08-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-34871 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-04-06 21:48:28.051Z | 218.273° SW | 2026-04-06 21:50:28.051Z | 123.176° SE | 43.725° | 2026-04-06 21:53:28.051Z | 54.186° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-07 04:23:28.051Z | 323.515° NNW | 2026-04-07 04:25:28.051Z | 39.154° NE | 41.19° | 2026-04-07 04:28:28.051Z | 116.919° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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